ENTRIES FOR EA U15/17 COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPS CLOSING 24TH JULY

Entries for the EA U15/U17 Combined Events Champs, held on 12th & 13th August, at the Manchester Regional Arena will close on 24th July. Details of the competition can be downloaded here or as follows;

AGE GROUPS: • UNDER 17 COMPETITORS MUST BE UNDER 17 ON 31ST AUGUST 2017 • UNDER 15 COMPETITORS MUST BE UNDER 15 ON 31ST AUGUST 2017. Athletes may compete outside their age group as defined in UKA:Rules (Rule 107)

RULE CHANGES: Rule changes implemented on April 1st 2014 require that “athletes should be registered in the current year with their National Association in order to compete as a First Claim athlete” and that “athletes must be a member of an affiliated club and registered with a National Association in order to compete in a National Championship (rule 10(2)).”

ACCOMMODATION: England Athletics’ hotels partner Intercontinental Hotels Group are able to offer registered athletes exclusive discounts on stays at their brands, including Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Crowne Plaza.

CLOTHING: In all events competitors must wear at least vest and shorts (or equivalent clothing) which are clean and so designed and worn as not objectionable, even if wet. Competitors must wear the vest of their first claim affiliated club, County, Area or National vest

EQUIPMENT: Athletes may use their own equipment provided it is submitted for checking by the Technical Manager. Only starting blocks provided by the venues may be used.

INFORMATION: Acceptance letter, timetable and other relevant information will be posted on website and sent to athletes via email approximately two weeks prior to the Championships. Start lists will be on the website.

ANTI DOPING: All athletes and athlete support personnel are bound by UKA/IAAF Anti Doping Rules (which can be found on the UKA website www.ukathletics.net). In particular, athletes should ensure that they register any use of prescribed medication containing prohibited substances prior to any use or (in emergency cases) immediately after use. To check the status of registered medicines please visit www.globaldro.com. For information on testing procedures please visit www.100percentme.co.uk. The UKA Anti-Doping Rules are available at www.uka.org.uk. For general anti-doping queries please contact antidoping@uka.org.uk.

ALL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE HELD UNDER UK ATHLETICS RULES CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 24th July 2017